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************* ├ATEGORY 4 ╘OPIC 18 ************* ╘OPIC 18 ═ON ─EC 23, 1991 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 03:19 ┼╙╘ ╙UB: ╠ASER PRINTERS ┴ GENERAL TOPIC ABOUT ADDING ╠ASER PRINTERS TO YOUR ├OMMODORE 3 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ------------ ═ESSAGE 1 ═ON ─EC 23, 1991 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 03:35 ┼╙╘ ╧NE THING THAT IS NEVER MENTIONED IN THE ADS (AND USUALLY REVIEWS) OF LASER PRINTERS IS HOW MUCH JUICE THEY SUCK UP JUST FROM BEING TURNED ON. ┼XAMPLE: ─ESKJET IDLE 8 WATTS ─ESKJET WORKING 25 WATTS ┼PSON ╠ASER 600 WATTS (WORKING OR IDLE NOT MUCH DIFFERENCE) ╚╨ ╠ASERJETS (╔╔╔ - ╔╔╔P - ETC) 1200 WATTS WORKING (NOT MUCH LESS IDLE) ╔ WAS IN THE HABIT OF ALWAYS LEAVING MY PRINTER ON BECAUSE IT "WAS" RUNNING FROM THE SAME POWER STRIP AS ╥AMLINK. ╬OT ANYMORE. ╘HAT WOULD BE LIKE LEAVING A SPACE HEATER ON FOR 24 HOURS A DAY! ╧THER THINGS... LASER PRINTERS SMELL WHEN PRINTING BECAUSE THEY HEAT THE PAPER AND TONER TO FUSE THE TONER TO THE PRINTER. ╔ DO NOT KNOW WHAT THE HEALTH PROBLEMS ARE USING A LASER PRINTER IN A SMALL ENCLOSED SPACE, LIKE A COMPUTER ROOM IN A HOUSE, BUT ╔ IMAGINE IT WOULD BE A CONCERN IF YOU SPENT MUCH TIME THERE. ╘HEY ARE FOR THE MOST PART CLASS ┴ DEVICES, WHICH MEANS THEY PUT OUT MORE ┼╞╔ THAN CLASS ┬ DEVICES AND SHOULD BE CONSIDERED OFFICE EQUIPMENT. (DON'T PUT THE PRINTER NEAR YOUR BED IF YOUR WIFE IS "WITH CHILD" ;) ╟RANTED, THERE ARE A LOT OF FEATURES AND BENEFITS FROM USING A LASER PRINTER ╔ JUST WOULD NOT CALL THEM A PRINTER FOR A HOME COMPUTER. ╘HOUGH ALL THE ADS LIKE TO MAKE YOU BELIEVE YOU NEED ONE AND THAT EVERYONE ELSE OWNS ONE. (YOU DO NOT "NEED" ONE AND MOST PEOPLE DO NOT OWN ONE) ╨ROBABLY THE "BEST" PRINTERS FOR A HOME COMPUTER ARE THE INKJETS LIKE THE ─ESKJETS, ├ANNONS/┼PSONS, AND COLOR 24 PIN DOT MATRIX PRINTERS. ------------ ═ESSAGE 2 ╘UE ─EC 24, 1991 ╚╧╫╔┼-├┬═ AT 12:20 ┼╙╘ ╩┬┼┼, ╔ NEVER KNEW THAT... ┴T 1200 WATTS THAT'S MORE THAN MY MICROWAVE USES TO COOK MY FROZEN DINNER, AND THEN IT IS ONLY ON FOR A FEW MINUTES... ┼VEN 600 WATTS CAN MAKE AN ELECTRIC METER SPIN PRETTY FAST, AND ╔ WOULDN'T WANT TO KEEP IT RUNNING ALL DAY... ┘OU CERTAINLY CLEARLY DEFINED *┴* BIG PROB WITH USING A LASER IN A HOME ENVIRONMENT. ┴NOTHER... ╔ DON'T THINK A LASER CAN PRINT RIGHT AFTER IT GETS TURNED ON. ╔T TAKES IT A WHILE TO WARM UP. ┴M ╔ RIGHT ABOUT THIS? ┴ND, IF THAT'S THE CASE, THEN YOU COULDN'T DECIDE TO PRINT OUT SOMETHING ON THE SPOT. ╚MMM.... ┴LL OF A SUDDEN LASER PRINTERS HAVE LOST A BIT OF THEIR CHARM. ╫ELL, AT LEAST TIL THEY COME OUT WITH A NEXT GENERATION, AND ONE THAT DOESN'T SPILL OUT POISON CHEMICALS INTO THE AIR. ╔ SUSPECT TOO, THAT MAY BE PART OF THE REASON THAT THOSE EXPENSIVE CARTRIDGES ARE SEALED. ╔'VE ALWAYS BEEN SORT OF SUSPECT ABOUT THE HOME GROWN INDUSTRY OF RE-FILLING THEM WITH TONER OR WHATEVER IT IS THEY USE. ┴FTER WHAT YOU SAID, THE 24 PIN MATRIX'S ARE LOOKING PRETTY GOOD, AND ╔'VE HEARD THE COLOR ONES, ESPECIALLY ╨ANASONIC IS PRETTY NEAT. ╬EAT = THERE ARE SO MANY PRINTER CODE OPTIONS THAT FOLKS HAVE PROBS FINDING ROOM IN PRINTER FILES TO FIT EVERYTHING. :) ┴LTHO, MY PERSONAL FAVORITE IS STILL THE ┼PSON... ╚OWIE ------------ ═ESSAGE 3 ╘UE ─EC 24, 1991 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 23:47 ┼╙╘ ┘ES, IT TAKES 45 SECONDS TO OVER A MINUTE FOR MOST LASER PRINTERS. ┴NOTHER THING IS THE "SHEET OUT" SPEED. ╘HOUGH LASER (PAGE) PRINTERS ARE FAR FASTER THAN DOT MATRIX THE ODDS GET EVENED WHEN YOU ADD THE TIME WAITING FOR THE PAGE TO BE COMPOSED PLUS THE PAGE PRINTING SPEED. ╘HE NEWER DOT MATRIX RATED AT 300 CPS DRAFT THAT SELL FOR UNDER $300 CAN JUST ABOUT EQUAL A 4 PPM LASER PRINTER FOR SINGLE PAGES BECAUSE THEY SPIT THEM OUT AS THEY RECEIVE THE TEXT VS. A LASER WAITS UNTIL IT HAS THE WHOLE PAGE. ╧THER PROS AND CONS ╠ASER CAN'T DO SINGLE LABELS, DOT MATRIX IS MADE FOR THEM ╠ASERS (AT LEAST THIS ONE) FEEDS SINGLE ENVELOPES EASILY, IFFY ON A DOT MATRIX ╠ASERS CAN'T PRINT CARBONS, DOT MATRIX CAN ╠ASERS CAN MAKE MULTIPLE COPIES EASILY OF ONE SHEET BY EMBEDDING THE COPY COMMAND IN THE TEXT, DOT MATRIX CAN'T ╘HE CHEAPEST LASER PRODUCES GREAT ┬+╫, THE CHEAPEST DOT MATRIX COLOR PRINTERS COST $300-$400 LESS THAN THE CHEAPEST LASER. ├OLOR LASERS AREN'T IN THE REACH OF REACH OF ANYONE BUT A BUSINESS THAT CAN JUSTIFY THE $8,000+ AND PAGE COST OF $0.25 FOR EACH SHEET PRINTED. ------------ ************* ├ATEGORY 4 ╘OPIC 1# ************* ╘OPIC 19 ═ON ─EC 30, 1991 ╥.╠┴┌┴╥1 [╙HADWELL] AT 08:07 ┼╙╘ ╙UB: ├OLOR ╨RINTERS ╬EED A RECOMMENDATION FOR A GOOD 24 PIN COLOR PRINTENOR PRINTER AT THAT SAME LEVEL PRINT QUALITY AND EASE OF PAPER HANDLING. ╔ HAVE A ╪ETEC ╙UPER ╟RAPHIX ╟OLD INTERFACE. ┴NY IDEAS? ╘HANKS IN ADVANCE :) ╥OB ------------ ═ESSAGE 2 ═ON ─EC 30, 1991 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 11:32 ┼╙╘ ╘HE ╙TAR 2420 COLOR PRINTER AND ╨ANASONIC ╟╙╪-140 SEEM TO BE THE MOST POPULAR PRINTERS. ╘HE LIST PRICE ON A ╚╨ 500├ IS $700, THE STREET PRICE WILL PROBABLY BE MUCH LOWER, SO THAT IS ANOTHER ONE TO CONSIDER. ┬╘╫:NOT SURE ON THE ╙TAR AND ╨ANASONIC MODEL NUMBERS. ╧NE THING TO CONSIDER IS RIBBON AND SUPPLY COST. ╔F YOU DO A LOT OF PRINTING MAKE SURE YOU GET A PRINTER WHERE YOU CAN EITHER REFILL OR REINK THE RIBBON OR CARTRIDGE CHEAPLY. ------------ ═ESSAGE 3 ╘HU ╩AN 09, 1992 ├.╦┴╠╠┴╙ AT 21:17 ┼╙╘ ╔ HAVE A ├ITIZEN 200╟╪ 9 PIN COLOR PRINTER. ╔ JUST GOT THE COLOR KIT TODAY AND WANT TO KNOW TWO QUESTION. ╫HEN ╔ NOW TURN THE COMPUTER ON THERE IS A NOISE, MAYBE THE NEW MOTOR IS TURNING ITSELF ON? ALSO ╔ TRIED TO PRINT OUT PICTURES FROM GEOPAINT AND I CAN NLY GET MY COMPUTER TO DO ONE COLOR, HOW CAN ╔ GET THEM TO MIX COLORDS TO PRINT THE PICTURE? ╘HANKS, ├HARLIE ------------ ═ESSAGE 4 ╘HU ╩AN 09, 1992 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 23:02 ┼╙╘ ┘OU WOULD HAVE TO USE A PRINTER DRIVER THAT SUPPORTS COLOR. ╔F YOUR PRINTER IS AN ┼PSON COMPATIBLE PRINTER THE ┼PSON ╩╪-80 DRIVERS SHOULD WORK. ╫HAT YOU DO IS BOOT ╟EOS, COPY THE COLOR DRIVER TO YOUR WORK DISK, REARRANGE THE FILES SO THE NEW DRIVER IS LISTED FIRST IN THE DIRECTORY. ╘HEN SHUT DOWN ╟EOS AND REBOOT IT AGAIN. ╟EOS TREATS THE FIRST PRINTER DRIVER ON THE THE DISK AS THE DEFAULT DRIVER. ------------ ************* ├ATEGORY 4 ╘OPIC 20 ************* ╘OPIC 20 ╞RI ╩AN 24, 1992 ╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ AT 00:19 ┼╙╘ ╙UB: 128─ ╔NCOMPATIBILITIES ╥AN INTO A PROBLEM TODAY. ╧VER AT A FRIEND'S HOUSE, WE BOOTED ╨╥╔╬╘ ╙╚╧╨ ON HIS 128─. ╨RINTER TEST ("╫ELCOME TO ╨╥╔╬╘ ╙╚╧╨") PRINTED, BUT NADA ON ANY OTHER FUNCTION OF ╨╙... 12 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ------------ ═ESSAGE 1 ╞RI ╩AN 24, 1992 ╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ AT 00:26 ┼╙╘ ...TO CONTINUE. ╘RIED ╨╥╔╬╘ ╙╚╧╨, ╨╥╔╬╘═┴╙╘┼╥, AND ╠╧╧╬┼┘ ╘╒╬┼╙ ╨╥╔╬╘ ╦╔╘. ┴LL USED TO WORK ON HIS FLAT 128, BUT REFUSE TO PRINT ON THE ─. ╙YSTEM SETUP IS A 128─, EXTRA 1571 & 1581- BOTH SET TO DEVICE 9 AND BOTH OFF- ╪ETEC ╙UPER╟RAPHX ╩R CONNECTED TO AN ╧KIDATA 180 ├ENTRONICS IN ┼PSON ╞╪ EMULATION MODE. ╟┼╧╙, ╨┴╨┼╥├╠╔╨ ╔╔╔, AND OTHERS HAVE PRINTED FINE, BUT HIS ─ IS NEW AND HE HASN'T TESTED EVERYTHING YET. ┴NYONE EXPERIENCE ANYTHING LIKE THIS? ╫HY DOES IT HAPPEN AND IS THERE A WORK-AROUND? ╟┼╧╙ IS IMPRACTICAL FOR SIGNS & BANNERS OF ANY GREAT SIZE. ...AND IF YOU CAN ANSWER THAT ONE, WHAT ELSE SHOULD WE KNOW ABOUT THE ─? ╘HANKS IN ADVANCE. -╟IL AKA ╥AMRUNNER ------------ ═ESSAGE 2 ╞RI ╩AN 24, 1992 ╚╧╫╔┼-├┬═ AT 02:09 ┼╙╘ ╟IL, ╧FTEN A PRINTER INTERFACE WILL BEHAVE ERRATICALLY IF THERE ARE OTHER DEVICES ON THE SERIAL LINE WHICH ARE NOT ALSO POWERED. ╔'D SUGGEST TRYING AGAIN WITH THOSE TWO DRIVES ON. ╫HY NOT SET THEM UP AS 9 AND 10. ╚OWIE ------------ ═ESSAGE 3 ╙AT ╩AN 25, 1992 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 20:34 ┼╙╘ ╔ ECHO WHAT ╚OWIE SAID. ╘RY TURNING THE DISK DRIVES BACK ON. ╔ FORGET IF IT IS ╨RINTMASTER OR ╬EWSROOM BUT THEY LOOK FOR A SECOND DISK DRIVE AS YOUR DATA DRIVE. ╔F IT IS OFF AND YOU ARE USING A ╪ETEC INTERFACE IT WILL NOT BOOT PROPERLY. FLAT VS ─ ╘HE 1571 IN THE ├-128─ IS SLIGHTLY DIFFERENT FROM THE EXTERNAL 1571 AND SOME COPY PROTECTED SOFTWARE OR SOFTWARE THAT DIRECTLY USES THE CONTROLLER THAT USE TO EXIST IN THE 1541/71 MIGHT NOT RUN ON THE ├-128─. ------------ ═ESSAGE 4 ╙UN ╩AN 26, 1992 ╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ AT 18:30 ┼╙╘ ╧KAY, WE'LL GIVE IT A TRY. ╞UNNY THING IS, THINGS WORKED FINE ON HIS ├LASSIC 128, EXCEPT THERE WAS A '41 INSTEAD OF THE INTERNAL '71 IN THE CHAIN. ╫E AUTOMATICALLY ASSUMED THE COMPUTER, AS IT WAS THE ONLY THING DIFFERENT. ╥EALLY SHOULD HAVE CHECKED THE DRIVES FIRST, ╔ SUPPOSE. ╚INDSIGHT AND ALL. ╫E'LL GIVE THINGS A TRY AND GET BACK ON WITH THE RESULTS. ╘HANKS, GUYS. -╟IL ------------ ═ESSAGE 5 ═ON ╩AN 27, 1992 ╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ AT 22:43 ┼╙╘ ┘UP. ╘URN ON THE OTHER DRIVES AND THINGS WORKED LIKE A CHARM! ┴NY REASON THE HARDWARE SHOULD REACT DIFFERENTLY? ╔S THE COST-REDUCED DESIGN OF THE ─ THE CAUSE? ┴LSO, THE ╙╔─ CHIP PLAYS THINGS- ╙╔─╨LAYER, ╥┴╫ FILES- AT A SUBDUED VOLUME FROM HIS ├LASSIC 128. ─ID THEY REDESIGN THE CHIP IN THE ─? ├OULD ONE REPLACE THE ╙╔─ WITH A DIFFERENT ONE TO SOLVE THIS? ╘HANKS FOR THE LEAD ON THE SOFTWARE PROBLEM. -╟IL ------------ ═ESSAGE 6 ╘UE ╩AN 28, 1992 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 04:36 ┼╙╘ ╘HE ├-128─ HAS A COST REDUCED ╙╔─ (9V VS. 12╓ ╔ BELIEVE) AND DIFFERENT PINOUTS FOR SURE. ╘HERE WAS A HACK FOR PUTTING THE OLDER ╙╔─ INTO THE ─ BUT WASN'T WORTH THE EFFORT. ╔T IS EASIER TO PROGRAM AROUND IT. ╘HE SERIAL BUSS HANGUP IS COMMON ENOUGH. ╔T IS ESPECIALLY BAD IF YOU HAVE A MODEM PLUGGED IN, PRINTER TURNED OFF, OR "CLONE" DRIVES ON THE BUSS. ╔ USUALLY LEAVE MY PRINTER OFF AND HAVE NOT HAD PROBLEMS BUT EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE THE SERIAL BUSS FREEZES AND ╔ HAVE TO TURN THE POWER OFF AND THEN ON TO THE ╪ETEC ╙╟ INTERFACE SO IT FREES UP THE BUSS. ------------ ═ESSAGE 7 ╘HU ╩AN 30, 1992 ╚╧╫╔┼-├┬═ AT 06:34 ┼╙╘ ╔'VE FOUND IT HANDY TO HAVE ONE OF THOSE PUSH BUTTON SWITCHES PUT INTO THE PRINTERS' ACCCESSORY'S POWER LINE. ╘HIS WAY THE PRINTER PERIPHERALS CAN GET A RESET WITHOUT DISTURBING CPU. ╔T DOESN'T GET USED OFTEN, BUT FOR THE FEW TIMES IT DOES, IT IS NICE TO HAVE. ╚OWIE ------------ ═ESSAGE 8 ╙AT ╞EB 08, 1992 ╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ AT 00:15 ┼╙╘ ╔NTERESTING THING IS, SOME SOFTWARE HANGS- ADD ╠╧┴─╙╘┴╥'S TEXT PRINTER TO THE LIST- AND SOME DOESN'T- ╟┼╧╙ 128 FOR ONE. ╟O FIGURE... ═OST SOFTWARE THAT HANGS WILL PRINT A LINE OR TWO AND THEN DIE. ------------ ═ESSAGE 9 ╙AT ╞EB 08, 1992 ╚╧╫╔┼-├┬═ AT 06:10 ┼╙╘ ╟IL, ┘OU MIGHT CHECK TO SEE THAT ALL THE SERIAL PLUGS ARE SECURELY SEATED IN THEIR SOCKETS. ╫EAK SIGNALS ON THE SERIAL BUS MIGHT BE CAUSING THIS. ╚OWIE ------------ ═ESSAGE 10 ╙AT ╞EB 08, 1992 ╨┴╒╠-═┬ AT 08:36 ├╙╘ (PONDERING) ╚MMM...╠OADSTAR'S ╘┼╪╘ ╨╥╔╬╘┼╥ SHOULDN'T HAVE CAUSED PROBLEMS. ╘HAT PROGRAM JUST USES NORMAL ┬┴╙╔├ ╧╨┼╬ CALLS. ┬E SURE TO CHECK ALL THE CONNECTIONS, AND FOLLOW ╚OWIE'S ADVICE. ...╨AUL @ ═ICRO-┬YTES ╨UBLISHING ------------ ═ESSAGE 11 ═ON ╞EB 17, 1992 ╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ AT 00:49 ┼╙╘ ╔ BELIEVE THE SERIAL CABLES ARE SECURE. ╚E IS USING A ╙UPER╟RAFX ╩R INTERFACE TO CONNECT AN ╧KIDATA 180 IN ╨ARALLEL MODE. ╚IS PREVIOUS SETUP WAS IDENTICAL DOWN TO THE CABLES EXCEPT A FLAT 128 AND 1541 WERE IN THE LOOP INSTEAD OF THE ─. ╚E IS ALSO USING A PARALLEL SWITCHBOX TO FLIP BETWEEN THE ╙╟JR AND A GEO├ABLE. ╬EVER HAD ANY OF THESE SYMPTOMS ON HIS FLAT 128. ╔ THOUGHT IT CURIOUS THAT ╠╙128'S ╘EXT ╨RINTER FRITZED AND SOMETHING LIKE ╟┼╧╙ RAN FINE... BUT NEITHER OF US ARE HARDWARE GENIUSES. ╬OW WE KNOW ONE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM, ALL HE DOES IS STICK BLANK DISKS INTO THE OTHER DRIVES AND POWERS THEM ON; IT'S A MINOR INCONVENIENCE. ╫E'RE JUST CURIOUS AS TO THE "WHY". ╚EY, ╞RED ┬OWEN, ARE YOU OUT THERE? :) ------------ ═ESSAGE 12 ╙AT ╞EB 22, 1992 ├═─-─╧╒╟ AT 09:05 ┼╙╘ ╙ERIAL BUS LOADING SOUNDS LIKE THE CULPRIT HERE. ┴CCORDING TO ╞RED, IT ISN'T 'LEGAL' TO HAVE DRIVES CONNECTED TO THE SERIAL BUS BUT TURNED OFF. ╔N ACTUALITY, OFTEN YOU CAN GET AWAY WITH THIS, BUT IT DEPENDS MUCH ON THE PARTICULAR COMPUTER AND DRIVES' LOADING CHARACTERISTICS. ╨UTTING TOO MANY SERIAL DEVICES ON THE BUS (EVEN WITH THEM ALL TURNED ON) WILL CAUSE THE SAME PROBLEM. ╔'VE SEEN SOME COMPUTERS THAT CAN'T HANDLE MORE THAN A COUPLE OF DRIVES, WHILE OTHERS SEEM TO DEAL WITH A DOZEN JUST FINE. ╬EWER DRIVE TYPES (1571, 1541-╔╔) TEND TO LOAD THE BUS MORE THAN THE OLD 1541. ------------ ************* ├ATEGORY 4 ╘OPIC 21 ************* ╘OPIC 21 ╞RI ╩AN 31, 1992 ╚╧╫╔┼-├┬═ AT 23:54 ┼╙╘ ╙UB: ╚OW DO ╔... ┴SK A HOW-TO' QUESTION FOR ANY PET PROJECT (OR ONE FOR THE 64 OR 128). ┴N EXPERT IS LIKELY TO HAVE THE ANSWER. ╘HAT'S WHAT ╔'M BANKING ON... :) 18 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ------------ ═ESSAGE 1 ╞RI ╩AN 31, 1992 ╚╧╫╔┼-├┬═ AT 23:55 ┼╙╘ ╔SSUE #19 OF ╘WIN ├ITIES 128' HAS A HOW-TO ARTICLE DESCRIBING THE INSTALLATION OF A FAN IN A 128─. ╔ HAVE BEEN THINKING ABOUT THIS NIFTY PROJECT, BUT DON'T QUITE UNDERSTAND A COUPLE OF THINGS THAT MAY BE IMPORTANT, LIKE... [1] "...THE CATHODE (BANDED END) OF DIODE ─202..." ╚UH? ╫HEN ╔ LOOK AT A DIODE (╔ QUESS ╔ CAN HUNT FOR A ─202) ╚OW WILL ╔ KNOW WHICH END IS WHICH? [2] "╙HRINK THE TUBING." ╔'LL FIND OUT WHAT SHRINK TUBING IS WHEN ╔ GO TO BUY IT, BUT HOW DOES IT SHRINK? ╔ THINK ╔ UNDERSTAND THE REST OF THE ARTICLE, SO ╔ SHOULD BE OKEY WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. :) ╚OWIE ------------ ═ESSAGE 2 ╙AT ╞EB 01, 1992 ╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ AT 00:48 ┼╙╘ ├AN HELP WITH #2- SHRINK TUBING IS LENGTHS OF INSULATED TUBING. ┘OU CUT TO LENGTH, THREAD THE WIRE THROUGH IT, THEN CONNECT YOUR WIRE. ┴PPLY HEAT- A LIGHTER WORKED TO SHRINK THE TUBING AROUND THE CONNECTIONS WHEN ╔ INSTALLED A DEVICE NUMBER TOGGLE INTO A 1541- AND THE TUBING WILL SHRINK TO FORM A TIGHT SEAL AROUND THE WIRE (AND HOPEFULLY THE SOLDER JOIN!). ╥ADIO ╙HACK SELLS A PACKET OF ASSORTED DIAMETER TUBING- NO CATALOG HANDY OR ╔'D GIVE A PART NUMBER. ╧NE OF THE MEMBERS IN MY ╒SERS ╟ROUP PICKED UP A USED ─ THAT HAD A FAN INSTALLED, BUT ╔ HAVE NOT HAD THE OPPURTUNITY TO EXAMINE THE WORK IN PREPERATION TO MY OWN ATTEMPT(S?- HOPE NOT!). ═Y QUESTION- TYPE OF FAN YOU'RE USING AND WHERE YOU FOUND IT...? ------------ ═ESSAGE 3 ╙AT ╞EB 01, 1992 ═.─╒╠╙╦╔1 [═ARK] AT 01:12 ├╙╘ ┴S FOR #1, "CATHODE END (BANDED)" PRETTY MUCH SAYS IT ALL. ╫HEN YOU GET A LOOK AT A DIODE YOU'LL SEE IT'S JUST A SMALL(VERY) CYLINDER WITH A WIRE STICKING OUT OF EACH END. ╧NE END OF THE DIODE WILL HAVE A RING OF COLOR GOING ROUND IT(IF NOT A RING THEN AT LEAST A SPOT) ╘HATS THE CATHODE END. BTW..OTHER END IS CALLED THE ANODE ;) >>═ARK>> ------------ ═ESSAGE 4 ╙AT ╞EB 01, 1992 ╚╧╫╔┼-├┬═ AT 12:08 ┼╙╘ ╟IL AND ═ARK, ╘╚┴╬╦╙!!! ╘HAT'S EXACTLY THE INFORMATION ╔ NEEDED TO UNDERSTAND HOW TO DO THIS MODIFICATION. ╔ REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE ARTICLE WAS TALKING ABOUT. ╔ WASN'T ABOUT TO OPEN UP THIS ─ AND START DOING THINGS. ╬OW ╔ CAN. :) ╔ HAVEN'T BOUGHT ANY PARTS YET, SINCE ╔ WASN'T SURE OF GOING AHEAD ON THIS. ╘HE ARTICLE DESCRIBES THE FAN AS A ╙╒╬╧╬ MODEL ╙─1206╨╘╙1, (12VDC), SO THAT'S THE ONE ╔'LL GET. ╧N ═ONDAY ╔'LL GO TO ├ANAL ╙TREET AND TRY TO GET THIS FROM ONE OF THE ELECTRONIC STORES CLUSTERED THERE. :) ╚OWIE ------------ ═ESSAGE 5 ═ON ╞EB 03, 1992 ╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ AT 23:19 ┼╙╘ ╔ TALKED TO MY FRIEND WITH THE FAN INSTALLED; HE SAID THE PERSON WHO HE BOUGHT THE ─ FROM HAD INSTALLED IT HIMSELF BY REVERSE-ENGINEERING A ┬RITISH 128─ (┼UROPEAN MODELS COME WITH THE FAN INSTALLED) AND ORDERING A FAN FROM ├OMMODORE. ╔ HOPE TO GET MORE DETAILS. ------------ ═ESSAGE 6 ╘HU ╞EB 06, 1992 ═.═╔╬╬╔╟ AT 01:40 ╨╙╘ ╚OWIE, ╔ DID A FAN INSTALLATION ON MY 128─ AND IT ╥┼┴╠╠┘ HELPS KEEP THE UNIT COOL! ┴ GOOD FAN IS THE ╨ANAFLOW ╞┬╚ 06┴ 12╠. ╔ GOT MINE FROM ╚╙├ ┼LECTRONICS FOR 6.95. ┴N EASY HOOK-UP IS TO HOOK UP THE LEADS FROM THE FAN ACROOS THE RED POWER ╠┼─ ╟OOD LUCK! ═ICHAEL ------------ ═ESSAGE 7 ╘HU ╞EB 06, 1992 ╘.┴─┴═╙18 [╘OM] AT 20:27 ┼╙╘ ├AN ANYONE GIVE INFO ON THE ╙MART ╫ATCH? ╚OW MUCH IS IT? ┴DDRESS OF SUPPLIER AND IF POSSIBLE PHONE #. ╔S IT DIFFICULT TO INSTALL? ╧H ONE OTHER THING COST. ┴NY HELP WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. ------------ ═ESSAGE 8 ╙AT ╞EB 08, 1992 ╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ AT 00:16 ┼╙╘ ┴GAIN, LOOK TO ╥ADIO ╙HACK. ╔T IS STILL IN THEIR CATALOGS, FOR ABOUT $40. ------------ ═ESSAGE 9 ╙AT ╞EB 08, 1992 ╚╧╫╔┼-├┬═ AT 06:11 ┼╙╘ ═ICHAEL, ╔'LL HAVE TO LOOK FOR THE ╨ANAFLOW THEN. ╘HANKS! ╬╧ ╧╬┼ HAD THE ╙UNON MODEL. ┴ND ╬╧ ╧╬┼ COULD TELL ME ANY OF ITS SPECS. ╙INCE ╔ STILL HAVEN'T OPENED THE ─, ╔ WASN'T SURE WHAT SIZE FAN TO GET. ╔ REALLY FELT FOOLISH. ╧NE PLACE ╔ WENT TO SOLD NOTHING BUT FANS. ╘HOUSANDS OF THEM. ┼VEN HAD LOTS OF ╙UNON'S, BUT NOT THAT MODEL. ╙O ╔ CAME HOME WITHOUT A FAN. ╔F ╔ HAD KNOWN ITS DIMENSIONS, AND HOW MANY AMPS IT USED, ╔ COULD HAVE GOTTEN A SUBSTITUTE. ╧H WELL, ANOTHER TRIP TO ├ANAL ╙TREET FOR A ╨ANAFLOW, AND THIS TIME, ┴╞╘┼╥ ╔'VE OPENED THE ─ TO SEE WHAT'S WHAT INSIDE. :) ╚OWIE ------------ ═ESSAGE 10 ╙AT ╞EB 08, 1992 ╚╧╫╔┼-├┬═ AT 06:12 ┼╙╘ ╘OM, ╔ BELIEVE THERE IS ANOTHER CLOCK CALLED SOMETHING LIKE THE ╥IGHT ╘IME. ╒NLIKE ╙MART╫ATCH WHICH REQUIRES HARDWARE MODIFICATIONS, ╥IGHT ╘IME IS A PLUG IN CARTRIDGE. ╚OWIE ------------ ═ESSAGE 11 ╙UN ╞EB 09, 1992 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 03:45 ┼╙╘ ╚OWIE, GET A ╨ANAFLOW MODEL THAT FITS, THEY ARE VERY QUIET. ------------ ═ESSAGE 12 ╘UE ╞EB 11, 1992 ═.═╔╬╬╔╟ AT 01:41 ╨╙╘ ╚OWIE, MY FRIEND, YOU'RE IN LUCK! ╚ERE'RE THE DIMENSIONS OF THE FAN CUT-OUT IN THE 128-─: ╘HE HOLE IS 2 1/4" IN DIAMETER, SURROUNDED BY 4 MOUNTING HOLES WITH 2" CENTER- TO-CENTER SPACING. ╘HERE'S 1 1/4" CLEARANCE BEHIND THE HOLE. ╘HE ╨ANAFLOW FAN ╔ USED IS RATED AT 0.11 ┴. ═Y SOURCE WAS ╚╙├ ┼LECTRONICS; THEIR STOCK # IS 12267. ╔ BOUGHT IT AT THEIR LOCAL OUTLET, BUT THEY HAVE AN 800 PHONE IN THEIR MAGAZINE AD (├OMPUTER ╙HOPPER?) FOR MAIL-ORDER CUSTOMERS. ═ICHAEL ------------ ═ESSAGE 13 ╘HU ╞EB 13, 1992 ╚╧╫╔┼-├┬═ AT 03:13 ┼╙╘ ═ICHAEL, ╘╚┴╬╦ ┘╧╒!!! <--- A ┬╔╟ THANK YOU :) ╘HE FAN INSTALLATION PROJECT GOT STALLED BY MY BUM BACK. ╔'M WALKING AGAIN NOW, ON SORT OF A SLANT, AND IT MAY BE A WHILE TIL ╔ CAN GET TO ├ANAL ╙TREET, LET ALONE ABLE TO OPEN UP THE ─. ╔'LL GET THE 800 FROM THE MAG, (IT'S AROUND HERE) AND GET THAT FAN. ╔ SHOULD BE WELL ENOUGH TO INSTALL IT BY THE TIME IT ARRIVES. :) ╚OWIE (SLANTED BUT NO LONGER HORIZONTAL...) ------------ ═ESSAGE 14 ╙UN ═AR 22, 1992 ┬.├┴╥╠╔╬ [═AC ╒SER] AT 21:01 ┼╙╘ ╔ FOUND AN OLD ├OMMODORE 128 IN THE GARAGE. ╔ CONNECTED IT TO A VIDEO MONITOR WITH A BOX ╔ USED ON AN ┴TARI 800 ╪╠ BUT DIDN'T GET THE RIGHT COLORS ON THE SCREEN. ╫HAT ADAPTER BOX SHOULD ╔ GET TO CONNECT A 128 TO A COLOR COMPOSITE VIDEO MONITOR? ╔T MIGHT MAKE A GOOD TERMINAL FOR ╚┴═ ╥┴─╔╧. ╫HAT TELECOMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE SHOULD ╔ GET FOR IT? ╥EGARDS, --┬RIAN (╨OWER┬OOK USER) ------------ ═ESSAGE 15 ═ON ═AR 23, 1992 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 03:22 ┼╙╘ ╘HE ├-128 HAS A ROUND 8 PIN DIN CONNECTOR. ╨IN 4 = COMPOSITE PIN 1 = SYNC AND LUM PIN 6 = CHROMA ┘OU CAN GET THE 8 PIN ─╔╬ CONNECTORS AT ╥ADIO ╙HACK TO MAKE A CABLE. ╘HEY SELL NETWORK WIRING THAT HAS 6 OR 9 WIRES WHICH YOU CAN BUY BY THE FOOT WHICH SHOULD WORK GOOD ENOUGH (AND CHEAP ENOUGH). ╔F YOU GAVE MORE INFORMATION ON THE 800╪L MONITOR SETUP SOMEONE COULD POSSIBLY SUGGEST A READY MADE CABLE. ╔F THE 800╪╠ HAS A "VIDEO IN" ╥├┴ (FEMALE) TYPE PLUG THEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BUY OR USE THE CABLE THAT CAME WITH THE 128 TO HOOK IT TO THE MONITOR. ╧N A MONITOR WITH ONLY ONE PLUG FOR THE VIDEO SIGNAL YOU WOULD USE THE YELLOW PLUG AND THE WHITE PLUG FOR THE SOUND. ╔F YOU WANT A TERM. PROGRAM TO USE ONLINE THEN ╫IZARD 128 IS YOUR BEST BET AND THE DOWNLOAD IS FREE FROM ╨AGE 625. ╔F YOU WANT IT FOR LOGGING CALLS, THE TIME, DECODING, ETC ╔ DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO SUGGEST BUT ╔ DO KNOW THEY "HAD" HARDWARE FOR ╙HORT ╫AVE ╥ADIOS AND ╚AMS. ╘HERE MIGHT ALSO BE SOME SOFTWARE OF INTEREST TO YOU ONLINE. ═625;3 SEARCH WITH KEYWORDS HAM, RADIO, SWL, ETC ------------ ═ESSAGE 16 ╘UE ═AR 24, 1992 ┬.├┴╥╠╔╬ [═AC ╒SER] AT 04:42 ┼╙╘ ╘HANKS FOR THE INFO. ╔'LL CHECK IT OUT. ╠OOKS LIKE ╔'M MISSING THE VIDEO CABLE THAT CAME WITH THE UNIT. ╘HE ┴TARI HAS AN 8 PIN ─╔╬ CONNECTOR FOR VIDEO BUT MUST USE DIFFERENT PINS (OF COURSE). ┴NY LIKELY LOCAL OR MAIL ORDER SOURCES FOR ├OMMODORE EQUIPMENT? ╙OUTHERN ├ALIFORNIA? ------------ ═ESSAGE 17 ╘UE ═AR 24, 1992 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 05:23 ┼╙╘ ╘ENEX ├OMPUTER ╙UPPLY 1-800-PROMPT-1 ╟RAPEVINE 1-800-292-7445 ┬RIWALL 1-800-766-5757 ╔ WOULD SUGGEST TRYING TO SKIP THE ┴TARI 8 PIN INTERFACE AND TRYING TO HOOK UP THE ├128 DIRECTLY TO THE MONITOR. ------------ ═ESSAGE 18 ╘HU ┴PR 23, 1992 ═╔╦┼.─╒╬├┴╬ [ ═IKEY ] AT 20:25 ┼─╘ ╙URFACE ═OUNT ╘ECHNOLOGY (╙═╘) ╩UST A NOTE ABOUT THE DEVICES MENTIONED EARLIER. ╘HE CHIPS THAT LOOK LIKE LITTLE SQUARES WITH SPIDER-LEG TYPE LEADS ARE ╞LAT ╨ACKS'. ╘HEY ARE A PAIN TO REPLACE. ╘HE REPLACEMENT CHIP USUALLY COMES WITHOUT PRE-FORMED LEADS. ╘HEY STICK STRAIGHT OUT, AND YOU HAVE TO BEND THEM YOURSELF. ┘OU BEND THEM 90 DEGREES ONCE TO FORM THE KNEE', THEN AGAIN TO FORM THE FOOT'. ═AKING ALL OF THE FEET' SIT SQUARLY ON THE PADS CAN BE A LITTLE TRICKY. ╞LAT ╨ACKS ARE SLIGHTLY RAISED FROM THE SURFACE OF THE BOARD, STANDING ON THEIR FEET. ═OST ╙═╘ CHIPS DON'T REALLY HAVE LEADS. ╘HEY'RE USUALLY SQUARE, WITH CONTACT POINTS AROUND THE BOTTOM EDGE, WHICH CORRESPOND TO PADS ON THE CIRCUIT BOARD THAT THEY'RE SURFACE-MOUNTED' ON. ╥EPLACEMENT IS USUALLY DONE WITH A PIN-POINT HOT AIR TYPE OF SOLDERING TOOL. ╔F THERE ARE ╙═╘ CHIPS WITH SPIDER-LEGGED LEADS, THEN ╔ NEED TO CATCH UP. ┬UT ╔ THOUGHT ╔ HEARD ╞LAT ╨ACK TALK. - ═IKEY ------------ ************* ├ATEGORY 4 ╘OPIC 22 ************* ╘OPIC 22 ╙UN ╞EB 02, 1992 ╦.╠┼╙╙╔╬╟ AT 14:13 ┼╙╘ ╙UB: ├64 HARD DISK? ╔S IT POSSIBLE TO ADD A HARD DISK, OR 3.5" DISK TO THE C64? ╔ HAVE A FRIEND WITH A C64 THAT WOULD LIKE TO HAVE SOME FASTER STORAGE THAN THE STANDARD 5.25" DRIVES. 6 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ------------ ═ESSAGE 1 ═ON ╞EB 03, 1992 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 01:33 ┼╙╘ ╘HE ├═─ ╚ARD─RIVES AND ╥AMLINK ARE EXTERNAL DEVICES THAT ALLOW YOU TO ADD MANY MEGABYTES OF STORAGE TO A ├64. ╘HE ├═─ ╚─S RANGE FROM 20 MEGABYTES TO 200 AND THE ├═─ ╥AMLINK ALLOWS YOU TO BUILD A ELECTRONIC DISK DRIVE WITH BATTERY BACKUP TO 16 MEGABYTES. ╞OR MORE INFORMATION SEE ├AT#12. ├═─ ALSO ADVERTISES IN ╥╒╬ MAGAZINE. ------------ ═ESSAGE 2 ╞RI ═AY 01, 1992 ┴.╦.╤╒╔╬╬ AT 01:32 ┼─╘ ╚OW DOES ONE OPEN THE 128─ KEYBOARD? =╦EVIN╤= ------------ ═ESSAGE 3 ╞RI ═AY 01, 1992 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 14:27 ┼─╘ ╨RETTY GOOD QUESTION ╔ WISH ╔ COULD ANSWER. ╔ HAVE HAD MY FLAT 128S APART DOZENS OF TIMES BUT NEVER BOTHERED WITH MY ─. ╫OULD GIVE THIS A SHOT FOR BUT THIS IS THE ONLY COMPUTER ╔ HAVE HERE RIGHT NOW AND ╔ DON'T WISH TO DISABLE IT ;) ╞ROM A QUICK LOOK AT THE KEYBOARD ╔ WOULD SUGGEST OPENING IT FROM THE BACK SINCE IT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS HINGE TABS ON THE FRONT. ╧F COURSE ╔ WOULD NOT FORCE IT UNTIL IT BREAKS. ------------ ═ESSAGE 4 ╙AT ═AY 02, 1992 ╚╧╫╔┼-├┬═ AT 05:52 ┼─╘ ├┬═ SELLS REPLACEMENT 128─ KEYBOARDS AS A UNIT. ╘HIS WOULD LEAD ME TO CONCLUDE THAT THEY DON'T EXPECT THE CASES TO BE OPENED. ╚OWIE ------------ ═ESSAGE 5 ╙UN ═AY 10, 1992 ├┬═-┼─ [E.G.BELL] AT 17:59 ┼─╘ ╔ HAVE HEARD ELSEWHERE THAT THE KEYBOARDS ARE FOR SALE, AND THO ╔ CAN'T REMEMBER WHICH IS THE MORE EXPENSIVE, ONE IS ABOUT $40 MORE THAN THE OTHER. ------------ ═ESSAGE 6 ╘HU ═AY 14, 1992 ┬.╚╧╠═╙╘╥╧═ [┬RUCE] AT 20:58 ┼─╘ ╘HE ├128D KEYBOARD IS OPENED BY REMOVING THE 6 RUBBER FEET ON THE BOTTOM OF THE KEYBOARD WHICH REVEALS 6 PHILLIPS TYPE SCREWS WHICH YOU REMOVE AT THAT POINT THE CASE OF THE KEYBOARD SPLITS INTO THE UPPER AND LOWER HALF.╘HE KEYBOARD ITSELF IS ATTACHED TO THE "UPPER" HALF OF THE CASE WITH PHILLIPS TYPE SCREWS. ╘HE KEYBOARD IT SELF IS SCREWED TOGETHER WITH PHILLIPS TYPE SCREWS BUT IF THE PURPOSE OF THE DISSASSEMBLY IS FOR CLEANING ╔ WOULDN'T GO ANY FARTHER WITH THE DISSASSEMBLY THERE ARE PLENTY OF ELECTRONIC CONTACT CLEANERS ON THE MARKET THAT COME IN SPRAY BOTTLES AND WILL SEEP INTO THE CONTACTS OF THE KEY SWITCHES AND REPAIR 90% OF CLEANING PROBLEMS. ╔F THE SPRAY CLEANER DOESN'T TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM AND YOU ARE WILLING TO EXPERIMENT AND POSSIBLY LOSE THE KEYBOARD AND NEED TO REPLACE IT DISSASSEMBLE THE KEYBOARD ITSELF BEING ╓┼╥┘! CAREFUL NOT TO BREAK THE WIRES THAT RUN FROM ONE HALF OF THE KEYBOARD TO THE OTHER...BREAKS IN THE RUNS OR CONTACT PAD PROBLEMS CAN BE REPAIRED WITH A PRODUCT CALLED LIQUID CONTACT OR LIQUID WIRE IT COMES IN A PEN TYPE APPLICATOR AND IS A COMPOUND OF GLUE AND ALUMINUM PARTICLES. ┬RUCE ------------ ************* ├ATEGORY 4 ╘OPIC 23 ************* ╘OPIC 23 ╙UN ╞EB 09, 1992 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 03:59 ┼╙╘ ╙UB: BAD 6526 AT U4 ON C128D 3 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ------------ ═ESSAGE 1 ╙UN ╞EB 09, 1992 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 04:07 ┼╙╘ ╙OMEWHERE SOMEONE POSTED ABOUT A BAD 6526 AT U4 AND NO 80 COLUMN SCREEN. ═Y RESULTS WERE THE CARTRIDGE SHOWED A BAD 6526 AT U4 WITH NO 80 COLUMN SCREEN ON TWO BLOWN ├128─S. ╔ HAD TESTED BOTH 6526S, ╓─├, ╨╠┴, AND ══╒ AND ALL SHOWED GOOD GOING BY ├= SPECS IN THE MANUAL. ╔ RECENTLY DECIDED TO FORGET ABOUT THE MONEY AND START REPLACING CHIPS WILLY-NILLY EVEN THOUGH THEY CHIPS SHOWED GOOD ON THE TESTERS, SCOPE, AND ─══. ╙INCE THE 8721 ╨╠┴ HAS TO BE GOOD TO SELECT THE 6526 AND THEN 80 COLUMN SCREEN ╔ REPLACED THAT FIRST ON BOTH COMPUTERS. ╘HAT FIXED ONE OF THEM. ╔ THEN REPLACED THE 8722 AND ╙╔─ ON THE OTHER ├128─ AND THAT FIXED THAT. ╧N THIS ONE (HIT BY LIGHTENING THROUGH THE MODEM PORT) ╔ HAVE NO IDEA WHY REPLACING THE ╙╔─ MAKES IT WORK. ╔T DID SO WHO KNOWS? ╘HE MAIN THING IS THE ╨╠┴ SHOWED GOOD ON TESTING THE CHIPS ON THE BOARD EVEN THOUGH IT WAS BAD. ╙O FOR THE PERSON WHO HAD THIS PROBLEM ╔ SAY JUST REPLACE THE 8721 ╨╠┴ AND GO FROM THERE. ------------ ═ESSAGE 2 ╘HU ╞EB 13, 1992 ╚╧╫╔┼-├┬═ AT 03:15 ┼╙╘ ╩┬┼┼, ╘HAT IS FANTASTIC NEWS!! :) ╫HAT YOU MAY HAVE CONFRONTED WERE INDIVIDUAL CONMPONENTS THAT WERE WITHIN THEIR SPECIFIED TOLERANCES, AND SO TESTED OKEY, BUT IN COMBINATION WOULDN'T RUN. (╩UST A THOUGHT....) ┴NYWAY, IT IS REMARKABLE THAT YOU WERE ABLE TO LOCATE AND FIX DAMAGE FROM A LIGHTENING STRIKE. :) ╚APPY TO HEAR YOU NAILED DOWN THIS ONE!! ╚OWIE ------------ ═ESSAGE 3 ╘HU ╞EB 13, 1992 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 04:37 ┼╙╘ ╔F ANYTHING IT IS A GOOD ARGUMENT FOR SURGE PROTECTION ON THE MODEM AND POWER LINES. ╔ GUESS ╔ WILL NOT NEED THAT NEW COMPUTER AFTER ALL ;) ------------ ************* ├ATEGORY 4 ╘OPIC 24 ************* ╘OPIC 24 ╞RI ╞EB 14, 1992 ═.═├├╧╥═╔├10 [═IKE ═C-] AT 04:47 ┼╙╘ ╙UB: ├ARTRIDGES FOR 64├ ╘HIS TOPIC IS TO SHARE OPINIONS OF CARTRIDGES AND NEWS OF NEW ONES. 5 MESSAGE(S) TOTAL. ------------ ═ESSAGE 1 ╞RI ╞EB 14, 1992 ═.═├├╧╥═╔├10 [═IKE ═C-] AT 04:49 ┼╙╘ ╔ WOULD LIKE INPUT FROM ALL 64├ ON WHICH CARTRIDGES ARE THEIR FAVORITES AND WHY. ╔,PERSONALLY WANT TO DECIDE WHICH ONE TO USE IN THE PASS-THRU PORT ON MY ╥AM ╠INK. ═IKE ═C- ------------ ═ESSAGE 2 ╙AT ╞EB 15, 1992 ├128.╩┬┼┼ [* ╙YSOP *] AT 01:03 ┼╙╘ ╔ WOULD SAY ╙UPER ╙NAPSHOT IS PROBABLY THE FAVORITE BECAUSE OF IT'S UTILITIES AND ABILITY TO FREEZE PROGRAMS AND SCREENS. ╘HE DISK SPEEDUP WILL NOT BE THAT IMPORTANT WITH ╥AMLINK/╩IFFY─OS INSTALLED. ------------ ═ESSAGE 3 ╙AT ╞EB 15, 1992 ╨┴╒╠-═┬ AT 08:47 ├╙╘ ╔ AGREE WITH ╩┬┼┼...A PERSONAL FAVORITE IS ╙NAPSHOT. ╔TS ═╠ ═ONITOR IS ALSO THE BEST MONEY CAN BUY! ...╨AUL @ ═ICRO-┬YTES ╨UBLISHING ------------ ═ESSAGE 4 ╙AT ╞EB 15, 1992 ┴.╦┴╥┴╬╘┌┼ [╘HE ═AVERICK] AT 23:20 ┼╙╘ ╚I GUYS. ╔VE NEVER USED ╙NAPSHOT, BUT MY PERSONAL FAVOURITE IS ┴CTION ╥EPLAY V6. ╔T HAS SO MANY FEATURES IN THERE ITS UNBELIEVABLE! ┬UT THE BEST THING IS ITS ABILITY TO WORK WITH THE 1581. ╙HAME THERES NO 128 DISABLE BUT THEN THATS LIFE :-) ═AVERICK ------------ ═ESSAGE 5 ═ON ╞EB 17, 1992 ╟.├╧╥╥┼┴ AT 00:56 ┼╙╘ ╟OTTA BE ╫ARP╙PEED. ╔ DO'NT HAVE ╩IFFY─╧╙, AND ╔ MOVE FROM 128S (MY OWN) TO 64S (AT USERS GROUPS) AND ╫╙ WORKS IN ALL. ┴DDS A RESET BUTTON TO 64S, HIT THE "POUND" KEY FOR A MENY OF ═╠ MONITOR, FILE/SINGLE/DOUBLE-DISK COPIERS THE WORKS. ╫ORKS ON 41S, 71S, AND 81S. ╟OTTA LOVE MY ╫ARP╙PEED... EXCEPT, OF COURSE, YOU CAN'T BUY IT ANYMORE AND IT MAPS IN AT THE SAME LOCATION AS THE ╥┼╒... :( ┬UT IT'S STILL GREAT! ------------